How do you graph by using the zeros for g(x)=1/10(x+1)^2(x-3)^3?

1 Answer
Aug 12, 2018

x intercepts : x=-1, x=3, y intercept: y=-2.7
local minimum at (0.6,-3.54)

Explanation:

g(x)= 1/10(x+1)^2( x-3)^3

Vertical asymptote occur when denominator is zero.

So no vertical assymptote. Degree is x^5 , odd and

leading coefficient is (+) , so end behavior is "down /up"

i.e y -> -oo as x -> -oo and

y -> oo as x -> oo

Zeros are x= -1 with multiplicity of 2 and

x= 3 with multiplicity of 3:. x intercepts are

x=-1 and x=3, y intercept: Putting x=0 in the equation

we get,y= 1/10*(1)^2* (-3)^3 = -2.7

g(x)= 1/10(x+1)^2( x-3)^3

g^'(x)= 1/10[2(x+1)(x-3)^3+(x+1)^2*3(x-3)^2] or

g^'(x)= 1/10[(x+1)(x-3)^2(2(x-3)+3(x+1)] or

g^'(x)= 1/10[(x+1)(x-3)^2(5 x-3)]

g'(x)=0 :. slope is zero at x=-1,x=3 and x=3/5=0.6

g(0.6)~~-3.5389~~ -3.54 , critical point x=0.6

Slope at x<-0.6 , g^'(x) <0 i.e decreasing and

slope at x> -0.6 , g^'(x) >0 i.e increasing.

So (0.6, -3.54) is local minimum.

At x=-1 the graph will not cross x axis as the multiplicity

is even 2 and at x=3 the graph will cross xaxis as the

multiplicity is odd 2.

graph{1/10(x+1)^2(x-3)^3 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}[Ans]